Carton



March 15 1927.

G. URBAN, JR

CARTON Filed April 1, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A 7T0 ENE V5.

March 15, 1927.

G. URBAN, JR

. CARTON 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 1924,

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Patented vMar. 15, 1927.

GEORGE URBAN, 13s., or CI-IEEK'TOWAGA, NEW YoRK.

' Gammon.

Application filed April l',

This invention relates to improvements in cartons, and more particularly"to cartons of the kind adapted to contain a plurality of packages orother articles.

' The principal objects of the invention are to construct a cartonofithis sort tomeet the aforesaidrequirements by providing a framemember adapted to surround the sides and ends of a group of packages or"articles sofas to confine'them therein as a unit, and to providea'folder adapted to be attached to the opposite ends or sidesof'said frand which has a panel adapted to extend across one of the frame openingsto engage the packages orarticles in the frame, said folder furthercooperating with an outer I sheath to protect thepackages or articlesduring shipment also to construct the frame and folder'so that, whenthey are removed with the. goods from said outer sheath, the packagesmaybe displayed through the uncovered opening of the frame, while theparts of the cartons are nevertheless left in tact, and may beused agalnas a protector for the articles.

Another object of the'invention is to provide a construction whereby twoof the folders may be connected together so as'to hinge one on'the otherso that each of the folders may be securedto a frame member containing agroup of packages or articles, permitting the folders to be disposed soas to display the faces of the two groups of packages in theframe,and"so that the folders may be swung on their hinge connection tobring the exposed faces of the packages in each frame face to face andin contact and, when so arranged, to form'an enclosure for the packageswhich may be slipped into an outer sheath to completely enclose thepackages and'protect them for shipment or storage. "Another object ofthe invention is to construct a carton adapted' to meet all theaforesaidrequirements and in which' 'the various parts maybe folded flat forstorage or shipment before use, and which may be manu factured at a costcomparing favorably to that of previous forms of cartons which are notadapted for the combineduse of a shipping carton and a display carton;also to provide a carton for the purposes stated which may be assembledand the good-s packed therein asquickly as theusualprotecting andshippingv cartons at present in 7 use.

Other objects of the invention are to inc 1924. Serial No. 703,426.

prove cartons of the sort mentioned in other respects hereinafterspecified.

In the accompanying drawings:

T Fig. 1 is ajperspective View of a frame member, a double folder, andanmouter sheath respectively, of a carton constructed in accordance withthe preferred embodiinent of the invention. I

Fig; 2 is a perspective view of one of the frame members engaging agroup of packages, one ofthe packages being separated from the group.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection ofthe car.-

ton completely assembled and containing a plurality of packages.

'Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing two folder membersconnected togetherand being attached to two of the frame members of the carton. I 1

- Fig- 5 is a perspective view thereof, show- FFKZE.

ing the assembled frames and hinged folders disposed for displaying thepackages contained inthe frames, y

Fig. dis a fragmentary perspective View of the hinged folders and theirenclosed frame members, folded together and partly withdrawn from theouter sheath of the carton.

made-of theusual double faced corrugated board, but the carton could beformed of other suitable material. The carton comprises one or' morerectangular, open frame members so formed that each frame. is adapted tofit snugly around a group of rec. tangular packages or articles, toform, in effect a single unit. A folder or wrapper is. also provided foreach frame which is adapted to besecured, preferably to the ends of theframe, and which has a part extending across one of the open sides ofthe frame in contact with the packages therein, while the other side ofthe frame remains open and permits an unobstructed View of the packagesin the frame and allows them to be removed therefrom as required,without dis- The carton of this invention is preferably the improvedcarton enables a manufacturer to supply a variety of difierentgoods in'asingle carton. For instance, a millingv concern may provide a set ofpackages, each containing a different'product such as flours andcereals, in compact, available form for the consumer and arranged in thecarton',so

that, by removing the outer sheath, the retailer may exhibit theselection of goods without removing them from the inner earton membersor deforming these-parts. The inner members, with the packages, may=bereturned to the sheath at anytime, either for shipment, or for sale.

' In theparticular arrangement. shown in the vdrawings, two framemembers 10 are shown, each of which isadapted to contain 'together inany suitable manner.

- and a frame member is opened up to rectangular form and slipped aroundthe group of packages, with: the side panels 11 engaging thetop andbottom :faces of the packages, and the end panels engagi'ngthe outersides of the two end packages, see Fig. 2. The height or verticaltransverse dimension of thepanels-ll, 12 of the-frames ispreferablysubstantially equal to the thickness of the packages A, so that when theframe is in place only the faces ofthe'packages are exposed, thusproviding a substantially rectangular unit '13.

A folder B is provided-for each-frame 10 and its contents; As shown,each folder B 'is made of. a strip of the material, preferably as wideas the length of the packages in'the frame, and bent to form arectangula'n back panel 1a, of substantially thelength of the unit'13,and having opposite end flaps orzparts 15,16. To apply afolder to aframe, the back panel 1% islaid flat on a support, and theframe 10and'i-ts pack- ..ages replaced-on the panel so that the panel willextend. across and substantially close one of the frame epenings andengage the faces of the packages. The flaps 15,16-are then-secured'tothe end panels 1.2- of the frame, as by applying a suitableadhesive tothe flaps and folding 'themagainst-the "panels, see Figs. 4 and In theparticular embodiment v-shownl. in the drawings, two iof'the folders Bare hinged or connected together as at 1 8, the

hinge being preferably formed by making the twolfolders from a singlestrip of-material and creasing it along the line of connection of theadjacent flaps 16, 16. By this arrangement the twoconnected folders Bmay be attached to the frames 10, by placi'ng two frames with thearticles arranged therein upon one of the panels 14 of the folder, andthen placing the folder over the two-frames sothat the other, panel 14thereof closes the .upper'faee ofjt heupper frame, and thenv gluing orcementing, the end'fl'aps 15 and 16 to the ends of the frames. In thismanner the packages A arecompletelyenclosed and protected by the frames10 and folders B, and a rectangular -unit is provided which is adaptedto'be inserted into an outer sheet C of usual form havinggfour sidewalls 20 and oppositev openends. 'Thus the packages A are protected atthe opposite 1. ends of the carton two thicknessesof material comprisingvt e end,panels -12 and flaps15 or 16,: while thesidewallsQO, backpanels ltandside panels l ll form a double thickness at the sides of thecarton, see igs. I a a When it is desired to display thepackagescontained in thecarton, the sheathC is removed. and the two folders Bareswung v apartas shown in Fig.5, on .thehinge '18, to expose the inneropposed and unobstructed faces of the packages in the two frames 1O.-

While the invention is illustrated inconnection with two attachedfolders B, one vframe l0-and a single folder B may be used 100 with goodresults, which case a sheath formed to fit the single,unit maybeprovided, or a vnumber iof such units may be arranged to slip into asheath of suitable dimensions. I I I g I claim as my invention:

1. In a carton adapted-to. support a plurality of articles in rowsarranged face to face, the combination ofapair of opensided frames whichthe articles are arranged in rows, said frames being placed togetherwith an open face of each frame facing an open face of the othenframe,a. I folder surroundiing'saidframes and extending around the oppositeopen faces thereof, and an open ended sheath into which said folder;with the .frames arranged therein is inserted endwise,

each end of the folder being secured to one end ofeachframa 2. A cartonaccording to claim 1. charac terized in that the intermediate erson ofthe folder is. scored to ,ifacil-itate bending thereof andx'the portionsof theifolder' adjaeent.to-. the .scoredyportion. are secured to theother ends ofthe'fna nes, to formahinged 2 connection between :the twoframes. 1

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